No Man's Sky News: The PS4 and PC game's next big update has already been leaked

The last big No Man's Sky update was for the launch of the Foundation update in late November.

"This week Hello Games will be releasing an update to No Man’s Sky. We’re calling it The Foundation Update, because we have added the foundations of base building, and also because this is putting in place a foundation for things to come." Hello Games told fans.

The team also added that when the Foundation update was released, Hello Games admitted that "It won’t be our biggest update" but stressed, "It is the start of something."

Now it appears as though fans have discovered what that next big update for the game after data miners found extensive evidence of land vehicles in the title’s recent Foundation update.

"According to various data files, the vehicles will have vertical boosters, a jet engine and mounted guns; all of which will be upgradable using existing in-game technologies," writes Power Up Gaming.

"In order to receive an ATV, it seems, players must build a specialist vehicle terminal and hire a mechanic, before completing a number of missions to source the components required to construct a buggy."

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According to various dialogue options discovered, the hybrid vehicle will support the following upgrades and abilities (via PowerUpGaming):

ATV Jetpack Alpha: A gas-propelled vehicular jetpack system that can be fitted to the Hybrid ATV, to allow short bursts of flight.

ATV Jetpack Beta: An upgrade to the vehicle jetpack system that increases the maximum altitude and flight range of the unit, improving the versatility of the Hybrid ATV.

ATV Jetpack Gamma: A further upgrade for the vehicle jetpack system, maximising the altitude and flight range of the unit, and rendering the Hybrid ATV suitable for even the most extreme environment.

ATV Tune-up Alpha: Improved torque and acceleration, toughened shocks, and a longer range between refuelling for the Hybrid ATV.

ATV Tune-up Beta: Improved air intakes for higher horsepower, ECU tuning, a strengthened chassis, and a longer range between refuelling for the Hybrid ATV.

ATV Tune-up Gamma: A high-flow exhaust system for added speed and acceleration, active traction tyres, and maximum range between refuelling for the Hybrid ATV.

There's no indication as to when Hello Games could release this next big update to the game, however, fans of the game have finally started to receive copies of the Explorer's Edition, despite the game launching several months ago all the way back in August.

But, not everybody is happy with the contents of the more expensive, limited edition, No Man's Sky special edition.

Shacknews got their hands on the No Man's Sky Explorer's Edition, which contains a cast metal ship replica, a Traveller pin, a pen, a display backdrop and a code for the game itself, but the writer isn't all that impressed:

"The whole thing is of much lower quality than what was shown as a promo for the No Man's Sky Explorer Edition, including the stand which is just matte grey and not painted at all, which is unsatisfactory according to customers.

"Also, there are decals included for 'customisation,' but there are already decals painted onto the ship, which is dumb.

"Also, some customers have had the Explorer's Edition arrive to find that the wings on their ship replicas are broken because of the lack of shock protection of the tissue paper iam8bit chose to wrap the box in during shipping."